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Re: Attacking Clipper with timing info?
> Without having the details of the algorithm, I suspect
> the answer is 'remotely possible, at best'.
>
> However, to extend what I suspect you were getting at:
>
> It would be very interesting to determine if the NSA knew
> about this crypto-design problem...
>
That was indeed what I was wondering. I expect we wont have to wait too
long before we hear whether Clipper chips require the same or a different
amount of time to encrypt/decrypt. Should be interesting.
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